interesting phrase

[waider]

Just learned this one from a Spanish friend: "amigos con derecho a roce" - literally, friends with the right to touch. It's a category of friend which is more than just a friend but less than a partner; as she put it, "you still do "just friends" stuff, too".

And no, this is not being applied reflexively, before you ask.

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[boutell.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm hearing the phrase "friends with benefits" around here.

[waider.livejournal.com]

Ah, she was asking what the equivalent english phrase was, and I didn't have anything to offer.

[bitpuddle.livejournal.com]

Any of my female friends have the right to touch. They just have to decide whether or not it is a good idea.

[waider.livejournal.com]

None of mine ever exercise their right :(

[matrushkaka.livejournal.com]

You gotta get 'em a little sloshed first.

WAIT DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD

[waider.livejournal.com]

...can I buy you a drink?

(running, ducking)

[matrushkaka.livejournal.com]

No thanks, my boyfriend's coming right back. ;)

[mskala.livejournal.com]

Anotheer similar, though not identical, term is "fuckbuddy".

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

"rozar" is more like "to brush" than just "to touch", like brushing up against someone.

[waider.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing this rather vulgar American term which I'd actively avoided since it overshoots the mark entirely (all puns and visual imagery fully intended)

[tongodeon.livejournal.com]

So that'd be "friends with frottage benefits" then.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Bingo bango.